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Florists work in Durham
Durham is a compact city with a steady flow of searches for flowers, and the demand comes from a mix of residents, students and visitors moving through the centre. The trade around Durham is made up of independent shops and owner operators rather than national franchises, so the searches people make tend to name a shop, a street or a delivery area rather than a brand. Paid search for florists in Durham is modest and spread thinly across a small number of businesses, which leaves the organic results carrying most of the weight. The demand is there across the year, tied to the university calendar, the cathedral and the surrounding villages, and it rewards the shops whose pages answer the searches people actually type.
